Changes in how we capture energy from the environment have determined the degree of inequality in society – but what does this mean for the future?
Ian Morris is Philippe Roman Chair in History and International Affairs at LSE IDEAS for 2015-16.
LSE IDEAS (@LSEIDEAS) is a foreign policy think-tank within LSE's Institute for Global Affairs.
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Each Age Gets the Inequality it Needs: 20,000 years of hierarchy (pdf)
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